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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
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star this property hansard heading Sexually Transmitted Infections more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the rising incidence of (a) syphilis and (b) gonorrhoea. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2019-06-06more like thismore than 2019-06-06
star this property answer text <p>In June 2019, Public Health England (PHE) published a Syphilis Action Plan, to improve detection, surveillance and clinical management at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/syphilis-public-health-england-action-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/syphilis-public-health-england-action-plan</a></p><p>To reduce the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including gonorrhoea and syphilis, PHE launched the ‘Protect Against STIs’ health promotion campaign in 2017/18 to promote condom use and positive sexual relationships among 16 to 24-year olds. This campaign can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/protect-against-stis-use-a-condom/home" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/protect-against-stis-use-a-condom/home</a></p><p>Additionally, HIV Prevention England has been contracted to deliver a HIV prevention programme aimed at men who have sex with men, black Africans and other groups in whom there is a higher or emerging burden of infection. This programme promotes, among other behaviours, condom use and awareness of STIs including gonorrhoea and syphilis. More information on this programme can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.hivpreventionengland.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.hivpreventionengland.org.uk/</a></p>
star this property answering member constituency South Ribble more like this
star this property answering member printed Seema Kennedy more like this
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less than 2019-06-06T13:16:41.357Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-06T13:16:41.357Z
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star this property label Biography information for Seema Kennedy more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this